Making it Safe to Talk

Most importantly, IXC^® is able to deliver these benefits because its rigorous legal and ethical framework makes it safe for companies to talk.

Whilst the commercial advantages of adopting open innovation principles are evident to most organizations, finding a suitable partner for such projects is only half the story. Commercial sensitivity, and the evident need to protect intellectual property (IP), still remain the biggest barriers to organizations seeking to engage in collaborative partnerships, particularly when small and large players attempt to work together.

The IXC Intermediary Service overcomes these barriers. Its teams of creative, highly-skilled intermediaries operate under a strict code of ethics and confidentiality, using a tried-and-tested process, unique to IXC, to provide secure access to ideas and technologies.

Through IXC you can safely approach any potential partner, large or small, wherever they are in the world, and still retain full control over what you reveal - and when.

News and Events

Innovation remains at the top of the agenda, say CEOs
A Boston Consulting Group report, based on a survey of 3000 senior managers worldwide, confirms the majority - 66% of respondents - consider innovation one of their top three most important strategic priorities for 2008.

Focus on local innovation is misguided, journal claims
The potential for universities to become regional hubs of innovation and boost the local economy has been overstated, and policymakers are too focused on the exploitation of new technology at the expense of the wider exchange of knowledge.

Open innovation pilot delivers a pipeline of new connections worth £200 million in first year
IXC UK has delivered more than 180 innovative connections to its business and industry clients